Gompers Heads to Indianapolis Labor Day Debate
Samu Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, will travel to Indianapolis on Labor Day to answer charges by D. M. Parry about union labor and defend the labor cause. The local committee announced his acceptance of the invitation to speak. Musicians from unions volunteered to hire three exterior union bands to replace nonunion groups for the parade. The Labor Day committee reports near completion of plans and promises a day of events and sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samu Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Indianapolis
D. M. Parry
Gampers
Indian War Dance in Yosemite Valley Draws Crowds
The Plute Digger Indians perform the first war dance in five years in Yosemite Valley witnessed by 10 Grand away men. After the dance, beads and knives were exchanged. In Brazil Indiana a 19 year old, John Miller, accidentally shot himself in the left thigh while loading a revolver. The wound is serious and he may die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yosemite, Cok
Aug
Brazil
Ind
John Miller
Illinois couple buys marriage license after long wait
George Hall and Nancy Rutherford of Moneaqua Illinois walked Sunday night to Indianapolis to obtain a marriage license. They met clerk Ed Sourbier at 5 am Monday and explained they had little money. The clerk arranged for Squire Stout to attend and provide credit after Hall offered funds for their dinner. The couple, coal miner Hall and his bride, left for home on an early I D W train.
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Tve
George Hall
Nancy Rutherford
Moneaqua
Ed Sourbier
Sourbier
Indianapolis
Bourbier
Squire Stout
Bourcier
Hall
Mayor approves scaled firemen salary increases
The mayor and city controller revised an ordinance from Councillor Sourbler to fit the city’s finances. The fire chief’s salary remains 2200, assistants rise to 1400, substitute firemen to 480, following plans for a new engine house near Garfield Park on Raymond Street, costing 31200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sourbler
Garfield Park
Raymondst
Bastat
Irvington
German Orphans’ Home Celebrates Thirty Sixth Year
The German orphan asylum will hold its thirty sixth annual celebration Sunday September 13 at the home on 3 Bratest. All interested in the association work are invited to participate in the celebration.
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Bratest
One May Die In Muncie Train Collision
A collision Saturday night between west bound Big Four passenger No 5 and a Muncie Brewing Company wagon injured Jon Farbner and Walter Bunch, with Bunch likely to die. Engineer Baker and Brakeman Seasier from a nearby freight were hurt by debris. Bunch was carried 300 feet on the engine pilot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Muncie Brewing Company
Jon Farbner
Walter Bunch
Bunch
Baker
Seasier
Rioters to stand trial in Danville riot case
A jury is being selected in Danville to try rioters who attempted to break into the jail. Winfield Baker, named as leader of the mob, will be first on trial. Soldiers will stay on duty during proceedings. In Clathe Kansas a separate note reports Lucy Van Hereche of Shawnee traveling to St Paul to retrieve money, losing and regaining it, and the death of Mrs. Von Hereché, attributed to worry by doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Sir
Winfield Baker
von Hereché
Hawaii May Have A Real Lynching Header
HAWAII MAY HAVE A REAL LYNCHING. HONOLULU August 24 There is talk of lynching E M Jones after he shot and killed his wife and fatally wounded her mother Mrs Parranter Police and angry citizens are searching for him. Crushed to Death. BRAZIL Indiana August 74 Ratuel Daseil a mine employee near Turner was fatally injured Monday by a rock fall. He was badly crushed and will die soon.
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Honolulu
E. M. Jones
Parranter
Brazil
Ind
Ratuel Daseil
Bhirich
Turner
Hartford
Conn
Louis Strucks
James E. Senesac
Strucks
Bulgarians Attack Urguas and Enter Kirk-Kils Province
The Freie Presse reports Bulgarians attacked Urguas causing 200 deaths amid a fiery assault. They also entered Kirk-Kils province in European Turkey and levied contributions from 20 villages, actions observed by the Russian fleet at Inanda Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Frele Presse
Urguas
Vutlainga
Kirk-Kilsseh
Turkey
Ininda Bay
Paris Editor Arrives in Pierp for Monthlong Plant Inspections
D Bassigneul, director of the Petit Journal of Paris, arrived aboard Le Sretagna on Sunday in Pierp New York. He will stay about a month inspecting newspaper plants in major cities. Observers note his Morganesque manners and striking resemblance to J Pierpont Morgan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
D. Bassigneul
Petit Journal
Paris
le Sretagna
M. Cassigneul
J. Pierpont Morgan
Langtry backs disrobing scene in new play
New York report states Mrs Langtry, arriving on the Hner, defends the disrobing scene in Mrs Deerine's divorce saying it is not improper and noting undergarments often provide better costume than ball gowns as the actress explains the strict standards of the stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Poor Farmer Overmeyer Seeks Third Wife Near Marion
Daniel Overmeyer of Pulaski County traveled through Marion on his way home from Anderson where he hoped to find a wife. He was disappointed as a woman from Angola failed to meet his requirements, and he doubts she can milk his eight cows satisfactorily.
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Marion
Ind
Daniel Overmeyer
Pulaski County
Anderson
Angola
Overmeyer
Abe
Hoosiers in Texas Organize an Indiana Club
An Indiana club forms in Houston with O J Van Pelt as president and J C Morrison as vice president. G R De Bruler is secretary and W C Bridge treasurer, all previously associated with Indiana towns Evansville Frankfort and Attica. Flowers Don't Work. Anderson statement says American Window Glass Company plants in the gas belt will run at full capacity with hand blowers, signaling the failed gas blowing machine and continued hand labor.
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Houston
Tex
O. J. van Pelt
Evaneville
Ind
J. C. Morrison
Formrly
Frankfort
G. R. de Bruler
Evanaville
W. C. Bridge
Attica
Anderson,ind
Strikes Hit Chicago Restaurant Chains Amid Pay Dispute
Waiters and cooks across 200 restaurants controlled by the Chicago restaurant keepers association are ordered off the job at 8 a.m. Monday after a Sunday-night decree tied to a 10 percent wage increase dispute. A riot erupted at EH Wohlsaat’s Clark Street lunchroom as strike leaders faced resistance. Unionized agents reported violence and barred entry. several workers opposed the action, while some refused to strike.
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Chicago
Chicago Restaurant Keepers’ Association
Indianant
EH. H. Wohlsaat
Clark St
Kohlenat Company
F. Morrow
Morrow
Joint Board
Immigrant Arrivals Surge in July 1963 by Country
Washington reports thousands of immigrants entered the United States in July 1963, with projections toward 1,200,000 for the year if trends continue. Commissioner Sargent warns that many undesirable entrants were admitted and further strict laws may be needed to curb future arrivals. The article lists July arrivals by country, highlighting Austria Hungary, the German empire, Italy, France, Japan, the United Kingdom, and others among numerous regions.
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Washington
United States
Sargent
Af Themmigration Bureau
Congress
Austria-Hungary
Helgium
Denmark
France
Corsica
German Empire
Greece
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Roumania
Russian Empire
Finland
Bervin
Bulgaria
Montenegro
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Europe
England
Ireland
Beotland
Wales
China
Japan
Asia
Africa
Philippines
Pacific Islands
British North America
British Honduras
Central America
Mexico
South ‘America
Indies
Grand Council of Indiana to convene in St Josephs hall
The eighth grand council of the Indiana jurisdiction meets Tuesday after high mass at St Josephs church 618 E North St. In St Petersburg a murder scene shocks locals as Madame Ivanova and her two daughters are found slain with grisly mutilations and hair braided patterns noted in the bodies. Supreme Secretary James M OBrien arrives from Roanoke Va during a midwest organizing tour with delegates and officers from across Indiana. A banquet and dance hosted by six councils is planned in Broad Ripple for delegates.
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Grand Council
Indiana
M. Ly
Hall
North St
St. Joseph's Church
Grand Hotel
James M. O'Brien
Roanoke
Middle West
Broad Ripple
Indianapolis
Petersburg
Madame Ivanova
Fowler
Scandals in Indian Bureau
Washington August reports allege scandals extend from the interior department to the Indian Bureau. Secretary Hitchcock says St Louis and Kansas City papers spread malicious false stories of fraud by whites against Indians. Investigations target Dawes commission links and land trusts, alleging graft and careless administration. further disclosures promised.
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Washington
Aug
Department of the Interior
Post Office Department
Hitchcock
St. Louis
Kansas City
Bureau
Dawes Commission
Rhinoceros Tries to Kill Keeper at Central Park Zoo
In New York on Sunday Old Smiles, the two horned rhinoceros in Central Park menagerie, rushed keeper Billy Snyder as he cleaned the stall. Snyder dropped his pitchfork, leapt for the iron doorway, and narrowly escaped. The animal fatally struck its companion Topsy, a cat that had protected it, as the scene unfolded with the keeper stepping on the cat in the scramble.
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New York
Central Park
Billy” Snyder
Snyder
Topsy
Old Smiles
Kangaroo Rat Discovered in Terre Haute Pouch
A mailed banana crate at a Port Simon firm exposed a rare rodent in Terre Haute as a kangaroo rat. The animal appeared like a rat but had a pouch resembling a miniature kangaroo, with young found in the mother’s pouch. It is the first known sighting of such a creature in the city.
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Terre Haute
Plj
Port Simon
Drowned and Struck Incidents Across Cities
A chaotic digest notes several drowning and accident fatalities across cities. William Bentley, 17, Chicago, is dead. Charles C. Bonfey dies in Chicago. John Moore, Rudolph Tauchi, Mrs. Carent, and John Brown perish in various incidents. A streetcar crash in St Paul injures none. Denver reports four baby deaths linked to formaldehyde-preserved milk. Brown shot Frank Hunter attempting to enter a home. Dilly and Contey killed in train wreck at Little Falls. Annie Roberts steamer sinks with no drownings. Italian patriot Menotti Garibaldi to be buried in Rome by state. Hiram Maxfield and Cheree Johnson die in a Centralia buggy collision. Frank S. Harwood under arrest for embezzlement in Cincinnati. Joe Murphy captured near Reno. others still free. Baggagemen panic in Sacramento as a bear breaks loose, trapping workers.
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Wiliam Bentley
Chicago
Charles C. Bonfey
John Moore
Rudolph Tauchi
New York
Mra
Thomas Carent
North River
John Brown
Rhooms
St. Paul
Mina
Atlantic City
Nod
Dilly
Contey
Little Falls
3. Y
Annie Roberts
McKeesport
Menoth Garabald
Rome
Tram
Hiram Maxfield Sind Oheree Johnson
Centralla
Maxnield
Johnson
Frank
Harwood
Adams Express
Arorest
Cincinngft
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HATCO
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Hoosiers
Texas
Father Senesac
Sull
America
Y. M. Grand Council
Zjanan Shoes
Ayres Shoe
Hanan
L.S. AYRES @ CO
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King of
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New Jerasy
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Delaware
Indiana Ave
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L. A. Jackson
Hood
BUN
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Col
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Hunter
Brown
Murphy
Reno
Joe Murphy
Foreom
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Miler
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